Ashley Addiction Treatment Raises $17M to Fuel Research Efforts, Family Programming

Ashley Addiction Treatment has raised $17 million as part of a $20 million capital campaign to fund new research efforts and expand programming. The campaign focuses on four priorities: a new research facility, renovations and upgrades to existing...

New in Town: Biotechs and Beyond

Enzene Opens Hopewell Facility Gov. Phil Murphy, center, cut the ribbon at Enzene’s grand opening in Hopewell. Enzene Biosciences, a contract development and manufacturing organization, celebrated the opening of an 80,000 square-foot biologics...

Sinkholes are on the rise. Scientists might have a way to prevent the threat

A Pennsylvania grandmother was found dead last December after falling into a 30-foot deep sinkhole that opened into a long-abandoned coal mine. Elizabeth Pollard, from Unity Township, had been looking for her cat Pepper when she fell, according to...

Michael Mann resigns from role as vice provost for climate science, policy, and action

Earth and Environmental Science professor Michael Mann became Penn’s first vice provost for climate science, policy, and action on Nov. 1, 2024. Credit: Chenyao Liu This story is developing and will continue to be updated. Penn’s Vice Provost for...

UPenn climate scientist steps down from vice provost role amid Kirk posting backlash

The climate vice provost at the University of Pennsylvania stepped down from his role Monday, saying his science advocacy work at times conflicted with his nonpartisan administrative role.Professor Michael A. Mann has come under fire, including...

Infamous Climate Scientist Michael Mann Resigns Penn Role After Charlie Kirk ‘Hitler’ Posts

Climate scientist Michael Mann has resigned from the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) after fallout from controversial comments he posted following the assassination of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Mann went on a social media spree in...

A Pioneer in Coronavirus Research

At the ongoing American Society for Microbiology (ASM) conference, Susan Weiss, PhD, co-director for the Penn Center for Research on Coronaviruses and Other Emerging Pathogens has become the recipient of the 2025 ASM Lifetime Achievement Award for...

Penn researchers collaborate with CNN to launch new wellness survey

Wharton’s Behavior Change for Good Initiative launches a survey for individuals to gauge their own health and wellness. Credit: Matthew Quitoriano Penn researchers have launched a study focused on wellness goals in collaboration with the...

Georgia Attorney General Backs New FCC Proposal Allowing for Cell Phone Jamming Technology in State Prisons, Jails

This is a press release from the Georgia Attorney General’s Office. The Georgia Attorney General’s Office has sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supporting a notice of proposed rulemaking that would allow state and local...

$1 million in Pa. taxpayer money will be used to make security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s private residence

Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG —...

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania among 45 Pa. sites approved for new historical markers

The Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission has selected the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania to receive a new historical marker. Credit: Jacob Hoffberg The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is among 45 sites across the...

These are the 28 invasive insect species of 'greatest concern' in Pennsylvania

Vince Burkle, of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, holds an adult spotted lanternfly found in Huntington, Indiana, on Aug. 17, 2022. (Andy Lavalley/Post-Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) PENNSYLVANIA - The Commonwealth of...

Health care technology company UBC announces layoffs at Overland Park offices

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A health care technology services company plans to lay off more than 120 employees at its Overland Park location. Pennsylvania-based United BioSource LLC, known as UBC, notified Kansas officials last week that it intends to lay...

'We got the word out:' Popularity, enrollment booms at Northern Westmoreland vo-tech school

Enrollment at Northern Westmoreland Career and Technology Center is the highest it’s ever been. This year’s enrollment stands at 621 students, which is an increase of more than 30% over the past two years, according to Director Jason Hicks. “We...

Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. Has Acquired Lancaster County Based Becker Engineering, LLC

Home>Behind the Deal> Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. Has Acquired Lancaster County Based Becker Engineering, LLC Herbert, Rowland & Grubic, Inc. (HRG) has acquired Becker Engineering, LLC, a civil engineering firm with 12 employees based in...

Routine vaccination rates continue to decline among Pennsylvania kindergarteners

The number of Pennsylvania kindergarteners completing routine vaccinations continued to decline below a key threshold for a third year, according to data from the state health department. At the same time, non-medical exemptions from school...

National pediatric group turns science into childhood vaccine recommendations

It’s been a time of remarkable change in U.S. health agencies during the second Trump administration under the leadership of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. That’s included layoffs, turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, contentious...

Maximus Selected to Expand the Impact of Pennsylvania’s Health Plan Enrollment Services

Renewed contract includes a digitally enhanced customer experience for the Children's Health Insurance Program recipients TYSONS, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Maximus (NYSE: MMS), a leading employer and provider of government services, today announced...

American Opinion: Follow the science, not the novice RFK Jr., when it comes to lifesaving vaccine use

More than two years after the end of the public health emergency declared in response to the COVID-19 pandemic , roughly 300 people a week still die from the disease in the United States. Another 27,000 people tested positive for the virus in the...

Voters should consider their choices carefully in judicial retention races | Editorial

The most important election facing Pennsylvania voters on Nov. 4 involves whether to retain state Supreme Court Justices Christine Donohue, Kevin Dougherty, and David Wecht. While voters should vote yes to retain the three justices, there are some...